Pangzi looked puzzled. “You’re supposed to open a bank account and keep all the angpow money for me.”

Someone must have been giving him all the wrong ideas.

To let him see how I put the money into good use, I decided to take him along to Johor Premium Outlets.

“Daddy, why go so far to spend my angpow money?”

“Once we cross the Second Link, we’ll reach there in half an hour,” I reassured. “And again, it’s my angpow money.”

Johor Premium Outlets is a relatively new shopping place that mimicks the factory outlets of the West. Even the coconut trees and the fountains look suspiciously familiar.

However, that’s where the similarity ends. There are over 100 shops there peddling what’s supposed to be discounted ware. Yet, the prices are far from seductive. You can get many items cheaper at Orchard Road in Singapore.

“Daddy look, a wishing well. Can I throw some of my angpow money into it?”

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Darren How represents the best kind of dad – rich, generous and indulgent. However, he’s only rich in worthless imagination, generous in fake praises and indulgent in daydreaming. One day his kid will learn of the truth and hate him.